The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral pes planus was granted, and he is now entitled to service connection for this condition.,Service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disorder was denied. The Board found that the preexisting condition did not worsen during active service.,The Veteran's sleep apnea claim was denied as there is no evidence of its onset in service, and it is not related to his service-connected psychiatric disability.,Service connection for fibromyalgia was denied because the preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that the condition began during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's pes planus was aggravated by his active service, and he has provided new and material evidence since the 1999 rating decision.,The Board found no aggravation of the preexisting thoracolumbar spine disorder during active service. The Veteran’s symptoms were consistent with flare-ups rather than worsening due to service.,There is no evidence that the sleep apnea began in service, and it is not related to his service-connected psychiatric disability.,The condition did not begin during service or be otherwise linked to an in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Pes Planus, Thoracolumbar Spine Disorder, Sleep Apnea, Fibromyalgia
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- September 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19168349
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